The Nephilim
A dark biblical meditation on violence, spiritual conflict and the monstrous forces that haunt humanity, written as a Reverso poem whose reversed lines transform the poem’s direction without erasing its central struggle.
Rise above the beast and name,
Those who walk in holy flame,
With holy fire, we’ll strike them down.
Violence spreads, the earth is torn,
Blood is mixed, the truth denied.
Heroes fall to lust and pride,
Giants rise from dark and sin,
Nephilim walk with sons of men.
Reverso:
Nephilim walk with sons of men,
Giants rise from dark and sin.
Heroes fall to lust and pride,
Blood is mixed, the truth denied.
The earth is torn, as violence spreads,
We’ll strike them down with holy fire,
Those who walk in holy flame,
Above the beast and name, rise.
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